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April 17th, 2023 at 10:25 pm

Latest Job Opportunity at WASCAL

As an intergovernmental organization, the West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) is looking for an EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR to provide intellectual leadership in the West African region for its integrated research and capacity building on social, economic, and environmental themes to address sustainable development and climate change issues.

WASCAL is a top academic and cross-disciplinary study organization that gives policymakers in West Africa advice based on science on how to adapt land use and management to climate change. It works with almost all ECOWAS countries and a lot of agencies and universities in the area. It gives its partners an excellent platform for sharing information. WASCAL also works closely with other foreign groups in the area where it works.

Job Purpose

The Executive Director of WASCAL will provide intellectual leadership for integrated research on social, economic, biological, agricultural, and physical topics to address climate change problems that are very important for the growth of West Africa. He or she will be in charge of leading and running the organization in a way that is in line with the general direction set by the Governing Board and the Funders.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Leadership

  • WASCAL’s goals and plans should be carried out.
  • Follow through on all of the Governing Board’s decisions about how the group works.
  • Make the necessary strategy plan for WASCAL with the help of the Governing Board.
  • Find internal and external issues that affect the company, evaluate them, and tell the Governing Board about them.
  • Help the Governing Board and the Executive Director’s office work well together, as well as the Executive Director, management, and other staff
  • Represent the group at all official meetings, conferences, seminars, etc.
  • Give the organization’s leaders strategic direction.
  • Create and carry out an effective plan for raising money and getting resources.
  • Give strategic direction on how study results should be managed and shared for the benefit of member countries.
  • Make sure that WASCAL changes things in a world that is changing.
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Planning and running operations

  • Creativity/Innovation: Come up with new and different ways to improve how the company and make new opportunities
  • Foster teamwork: Work well with others to set goals, solve problems, and make choices that improve the efficiency of the organization.
  • Plan Set goals, create and carry out action plans, and evaluate the processes and results to figure out how to move the company forward.
  • Solve Problems: Assess problem situations to find out what caused them, collect and think about important information, come up with possible solutions, and make decisions
  • Make suggestions and/or fix the problem.
  • Think about the long term.
  • Look at trends and conditions in the environment, as well as the organization’s vision and values, to decide what choices and steps to take.
  • Excellent speaking and written English and French language skills
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Required Qualifications

  • PhD or its equivalent and a good academic record in the social, economic, and environmental sciences of sustainable development and climate change, such as geography, geosciences, economics, agriculture and natural resources management law, engineering, or closely related fields.
  • At least ten (10) years of work experience, with at least five (5) of those years spent in regional or foreign group in a similar field,
  • Having a lot of experience with interdisciplinary development research and strong strategic and analytical skills,
  • Experience in giving technical help, advice, and input to development processes,
  • Proven active role in building and maintaining interdisciplinary research networks in the area and around the world.
  • Proven skills and knowledge in raising money and getting tools together.

Terms and Conditions

Starting on January 1, 2024, the Executive Director will be hired for a time of up to four years, which could be extended. For the job of Executive Director, WASCAL offers a good compensation package and a difficult place to work.

How to Apply for this Job Opportunity at WASCAL

Applicants should send their materials to ed.recruitment@wascal.org.

In addition to a signed letter of motivation, applicants are asked to send a detailed curriculum vitae, a certified copy of their degree, a list of publications, a statement of their research interests, and the names and contact information of three people who can vouch for them.

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Please remember that after the deadline, we will only get in touch with those who have been chosen.

The last day to apply is May 12, 2023, at 18 hours GMT.

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